Hi there!The New Years organization frenzy that happens at our house every year has already begun…but mostly on my blog. As I get things sorted out, how about a healthy breakfast granola recipe to help you start the new year right.?It’s nice and sweet and our favorite way to start the day. I originally guest posted it here on MADE.
Enjoy!
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Today I’m going to share a deliciously easy breakfast granola.
It’s a family favorite recipe from my sweet sister-in-law Amy.
I like to to call it a sweet granola because it’s just that. With two cups of sweetener per batch, it can satisfy your sweet tooth yet still make you feel good about eating it. 🙂
It’s also a wonderful thing to make during the holidays because it fills your house to the brim,
with a warm cinnamon smell. Hmmm..love.
 Gather your ingredients:
Dry:
* 5 cups of rolled oats – not the quick cooking kind
* 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
* 3/4 teaspoon iodized salt {if you use kosher use more}
* 1/2 cup – 1 1/2 cups of nuts, depending on how nutty you like your granola. You can use whatever kind you like. I used sliced almonds and walnuts.
* Optional – 1 cup or so of coconut shreds and a couple tablespoons of ground flax seed. I didn’t add flax this time but only because I forgot {pregnancy brain:)}. It’s darn good for you and you really can’t taste it.
Sugars:
Mix and match 2 cups of a sweetener of your choosing. Brown sugar, honey, real maple syrup… I just don’t recommend white granulated sugar.
I like to use 1 cup brown sugar and 1 cup honey.
Quick tip: before measuring out your honey, add a mist of spray oil to your measuring cup first. The honey should slide right out and be much easier to clean up later.
Oil and water:
1/2 cup of hot water
1/3 of oil – again you can decide what kind you want to use. I like to use melted coconut oil because it adds nice flavor.
Now it’s just five easy steps…
Step One: Preheat your oven to 325 degrees F and mix your dry ingredients together thoroughly.
Step Two: Add your sugars and mix again very thoroughly. You want it as homogenous as possible. Break up all those brown sugar clumps…you almost can’t over mix.
Step Three: Add your oil and water. Mix quickly and again…thoroughly.
Step Four: Spread an even layer in a lightly greased rimmed cookie sheet. One batch should fill one large pan. It should look and feel nice and sticky.
Step Five: Bake for about an hour until the oats turn a caramel golden brown.
You need to stir the granola and rotate the pan every 15 minutes during the baking time.
When it’s done and still hot it will still be slightly tacky. Let it cool completely in the pan before transferring it to an airtight container. If you leave it too long it will take some work to scrape it out of the pan. When that happens I just get out a metal spatula and pound on it to break it up first.
The granola should last about 7-10 days. I think anyway. Our granola has honestly never made it that far so I really actually don’t know! 🙂
It makes a great snack alone,
but my favorite way is to eat it like cereal in a bowl full of milk.
Oh yum.
Thanks for having me over Dana.
Happy Holidays!
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Looks yummy and nutritious. Good job!
Oh, New Year's organizing…that'll never happen for me.
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Oh yes! I love homemade granola and make it regularly! I love using maple syrup and molasses. I also add whatever seeds we have on hand (sesame, pumpkin, sunflower). I think tomorrow I'll have to make the family happy and whip some granola up.
made it last night, eating it while I'm reading this, loving every bite! Thanks for the recipe!
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totally simple recipe.. i thnik i'm gonna have a lot of fun making this.. thnxx
Since I am currently making this for the 3rd time I realized I need to say THANKYOU. My partner and I love this so much I can't keep it in the cupboard! You're great and I love your blog ♥
i just made this and can’t wait to eat it! my house smells yummmmy! thanks for the recipe 🙂
thank you so much for sharing your granola recipe, it is baking right now even as we speak and it smells yummy. sitting here drooling. Merry Christmas.
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